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Diversions
Infrequently asked questions
Dozens of devious puzzles about current and not-so-current affairs
Correspondent's Diary
Christmas around the world
Our correspondents celebrate on four continentsDec 29th 2008 Web only
Miscellany
Why music?
Biologists are addressing one of humanity’s strangest attributes, its all-singing, all-dancing cultureDec 18th 2008
A very European hero
A Tintin blockbuster is on the way. Baffled Americans hoping to understand him should look at him through the prism of post-war EuropeDec 18th 2008
The loneliness of the Chinese birdwatcher
A personal account of an exhilarating hunt for the Chinese crested tern, possibly the world’s rarest birdDec 18th 2008
Agony and ecstasy
Ecstasy may be good for those who can’t get over something truly horribleDec 18th 2008
Quizzes
Christmas quiz
Who was St Nicholas?
Indian independence quiz
Dust off your Gandhi cap in celebration of 60 years' sovereignty
Hong Kong quiz
Test your knowledge of the handover and more
Gordon Brown quiz
Ten questions on the new man in number 10
Scotland and England quiz
Ten questions on the thorny relationship between the thistle and the rose
French election quiz
Do you know your Sarkozy from your Ségolène?
The European Union at 50
Will you too be far more successful than expected?
Canada quiz
For those who think every day is Canada Day
Euroquiz
Ten questions for ten new members
Valentine's Day quiz
If you haven't got love, at least you can take a quiz about it
Millennium quiz
From the Medici to Fantasy Island
Globalisation quiz
Can you make sense of an integrating world?
Style quiz
Do you have the write stuff? Based on The Economist's Style Guide
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